龙生龙，凤生凤 lóng shēng lóng ， fèng shēng fèng

lit. dragon births dragon, phoenix births phoenix (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. dragon births dragon, phoenix births phoenix (idiom)
  2. 2. fig. the apple doesn't fall far from the tree

Characters

Character Meaning
龙 lóng HSK 5
dragon; imperial; surname Long
生 shēng HSK 1
life; to be born; raw
龙 lóng HSK 5
dragon; imperial; surname Long
凤 fèng
phoenix; surname Feng
生 shēng HSK 1
life; to be born; raw
凤 fèng
phoenix; surname Feng